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Monthly climate in Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Opunake features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (76 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1415 mm (55.7 inches) and receives 166 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Opunake enjoys an average of 3094 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 24 minutes to 14 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Opunake are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 12 °C (54 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Opunake experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average high 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand §

Opunake usually has the most precipitation in April, July and August, with an average of 16 rainy days and 157 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Opunake are January, February and November. On average, 74 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66 (2.6) 69 (2.7) 107 (4.2) 159 (6.3) 122 (4.8) 114 (4.5) 163 (6.4) 149 (5.9) 135 (5.3) 106 (4.2) 89 (3.5) 138 (5.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 9 12 15 13 16 17 17 17 16 11 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Opunake are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Opunake: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 284 296 280 230 210 180 192 235 254 280 311 336
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 34m 13h 34m 12h 18m 11h 1m 9h 57m 9h 24m 9h 40m 10h 36m 11h 49m 13h 7m 14h 16m 14h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand §

Opunake experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Opunake UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 13 9 7 4 2 3 4 6 9 11 13